In a report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India which is to be tabled in ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, Centre’s claim of saving Rs 22,000 crore from people voluntarily giving up their LPG subsidy is coming out to be false. The CAG has found that the savings have been less than Rs 2,000 crore. The rest of the savings have come from the significant drop in the price of the cooking gas India imports, reported The Hindu.

What is the initiative
The Centre had introduced Direct Benefit Transfers of the LPG subsidy called Pahal and “GiveItUp” campaign, that made them claim of saving almost Rs 22,000 crore in the financial years 2014-15 and 2015-16. (The Financial year 2015-16 began on April 1, 2015 and ended on March 31, 2016) Under GiveItUP campaign, PM Modi had urged well off people to give up their subsidy on LPG.

The CAG also found substantial flaws in the Pahal system. Among them one is diversion of domestic subsidy for commercial use and commercial consumption.

The claim
Addressing a large crowd on August 15 last year, the Prime Minister had said, ““We got the LPG gas subsidy under direct cash benefit transfer. We used the Jan Dhan Yojana and Aadhar cards. Because of this, middlemen and black marketers have been hit. We corrected the system and Rs 15,000 crore, which was stolen every year in the name of gas subsidy, has been saved.”

Mainly the savings have been achieved due to the drop in the global price of LPG that India imports. According to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the government, India saw the value of its LPG imports drop from Rs 36,571 crore in 2014-15 to a projected Rs 25,626 crore in 2015-16. That is a saving of Rs 10,945 crore in just a year.

Aadhaar Card Will Be Mandatory To Avail LPG Subsidy After November 2016

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This Mother’s Day, Let Us Make A Real Difference In Our Mother’s Life

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

Mothers play a crucial role in our lives. Since we were little, they held our hands, acting as our guide into the world. They took care of all our needs – from teaching us how to hold a spoon, cooking delicious meals for us, dropping us to school and sitting with us while we struggled with our math homework – mothers have been there through thick and thin.

On the special occasion of Mother’s Day, Friends Adult Diapers has a beautiful message for each of us – treat your mother the way she has treated you all her life.

It was our mothers who stayed up all night taking care of us when we fell sick; it was her who help us with our homework. This Mother’s Day, remember to take care and support your mother the way she took care of you all these years.

The minds and bodies of our ageing parents dwindle as they grow even older, and somewhere in the incoherence of understanding their thoughts, children lose patience. They spend less and less time with their parents and hire others to look after them. A study by HelpAge India gives accounts of the elderly, most of whom testify to verbal abuse, neglect and disrespect by their children. Old people rely on their children for both emotional and financial support but, often times are not given the needed care.

There is little difference in how we were as toddlers and how parents are as senior citizens. They couldn’t understand the gibber we uttered then, yet taught us different languages. We were financially dependent on them till at least 18 years of age yet, they never said no to giving us pocket money. Why cannot we echo the same patience our parents showed for so many years?

Our parents have an unconditional love for us. They made sure all our needs are cared for and we never feel alone. When we grow up and our parents enter old age, they require the same care and affection. They would be delighted if we spent time with them after classes or work, make tea or cook for them and also help them with household chores when they have too many things at hand.

It is our responsibility to stand with our parents when they are weak; it is our responsibility to cook for them when they are too tired, and it is our responsibility to take care of them when they fall sick.

Mother’s Day is a celebration in honour of motherhood, a tribute to maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Let us make a real difference by showing how much we truly care for our mothers.

Friends Adult Diapers has taken a wonderful initiative in this regard. The most precious gift for a mother is her child. So why not take this as an opportunity to shower her with the same love? After all, she deserves it for being with you through every obstacle and every hardship that you faced.